Oooo books

[zemmieruth]

This is the British Librarians' list of 30 books to read before you die. Bold the ones you have read and italicize the ones you've started.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Bible
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by JRR Tolkien
1984 by George Orwell
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Pride and Prejudice by Jane

Comments

[anonymous]

You should definitely read The Master and Margarita.

~Sasha

[illiander_9bees]

according to Sharon:

The Lovely Bones? That wasn't even a good book.

(and I wonder why it's on there; it's popular reading material. They may as well have put the Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants or Shopaholic series)

[zemmieruth]

I thought the Lovely Bones was very well written, though the subject matter is difficult to say the least. Although it was written recently, I would hesitate to call it popular reading. Anyone who picks it up hoping for a thriller or romance with lots of fake emotion and a pithy happy ending is in for a surprise.

[boes_ultimatum]

Read 1984, it is a good book, but A Brave New World is a better representation as to what has been happening.

[zemmieruth]

I've always felt guilty about not having read 1984, since it's the year I was born. Since its been a number of years since I read Animal Farm, I think my Orwell meter may be low enough to pick it up.

I agree with Sasha

[monkey_bear]

You should definitely read The Master and Margarita because it's quite easily in my top 10 books of all time.

And I'll see you tomorrow!